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UNMISS peacekeepers from Rwanda rescued 20 UN workers who were ambushed in Longiro, Eastern Equatoria. Twenty (20) United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) workers were rescued by Rwandan peacekeepers and United Nations Mission Observers from UNMISS(United Nations Mission in South Sudan), after being ambushed in Longiro, an area some 58 kilometres north of Torit, the capital and largest city of Eastern Equatoria State in South Sudan. Those 20 UN workers were part of a team from G4S Global contracted by UNMAS. “We found them shaken and terrified; some of them had suffered injuries from the...

defenceWeb Written by defenceWeb - Poor roads hamper UNMISS peacekeepers on a rescue mission. Even those working at removing and disabling mines as well as other potentially lethal remnants of war are not safe from attacks, including ambushes by rebels. This was forcibly brought home recently in South Sudan where Rwandan soldiers on peacekeeping duty with UNMISS (UN Mission in South Sudan) rescued UNMAS (UN Mine Action Service) workers after they were ambushed in Longiro, 60km north of Torit in Equatoria. The deminers are part of G4S Global team contracted by the world body’s specialist de...

Demining firm suspends work along Torit-Lafon road over insecurity UNMISS peacekeepers from Rwanda and military observers recently rescued 20 United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) workers who were ambushed in Longiro, Eastern Equatoria. [Photo: UNMISS] G4S Global, a company contracted by the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) has suspended activities along the Torit-Lafon road in Eastern Equatoria State due to insecurity in the area.  Earlier this month, vehicles belonging to G4S Global came under attack along the Oudo-Loronyo-Longiro road by a group of gunmen who looted all the...